This release addresses minor dashboard issues affecting Data Sharing, Article Matching playlists, and Advertising.

Bug Fixes

• Data Sharing setup page links now open the Snowflake instance and support pages in a new tab.
• The Embed playlist panel for Article Matching playlists now displays the correct JavaScript embed code. This embed requires the ?search=__CONTEXTUAL__ query parameter to properly match videos to the page content.
• The label for Time between Ads on the Ad schedule page is corrected.

We've introduced updates to playlist organization and layout to enhance usability and ensure a more consistent experience across the dashboard.

New Features

• Unified Playlist Tabs: For dynamic playlists, the Playlist Metadata and Settings tabs have been merged into a single Playlist & settings tab.

• Title Management:

  • Manual Playlists: Title management has been moved to the Playlist Metadata tab.
  • Dynamic Playlists: Title management is now located in the unified Playlist & Settings tab.
  • Recommendations, Article Matching & Search: Title management has been relocated to the Settings tab for consistency across tools.
• Consistent Preview Panel Placement: The playlist preview column has been moved to the right side of the interface to align with other preview panels throughout the dashboard.
• Simplified Media Management: For manual playlists, media selection has been streamlined with checkbox selectors, and hover menus have been removed for a more straightforward and focused user experience.

We’ve enhanced the tracks editor to make it easier to create and manage caption and chapter tracks.

New Feature

You can now easily create and manage tracks associated with a media item:

• Add track metadata, including name and language code
• Find and replace text across one or more instances
• Insert captions or chapters at the paused position of the preview player
• Use keyboard shortcuts for faster editing

For more information, learn how to add closed captions and chapter markers. 

The JW Platform now automatically extracts text tracks (captions or subtitles) from your originally uploaded VOD and live-to-VOD media.

New Feature

JWP auto-extracts CEA 608/708, webVTT, and SRT text tracks present in the original media. You can edit or delete these tracks with the dashboard or Management API. You can also manually upload or create caption tracks in the dashboard. 

Learn more about captions. 

The JW Platform now applies language labels to audio tracks extracted from VOD and live-to-VOD media.

New Feature

The platform now automatically applies language labels to auto-extracted default and alternate audio tracks based on the language codes present in the original media (for VOD or live-to-VOD conversion). If the original audio tracks do not include language codes, labels will not be applied.

Learn more about audio track management.

JWP has introduced the Tags page, allowing you to easily create and manage tags from a central location in the dashboard. 

New Feature

The JW Platform now provides a property level Tags page. Follow these steps to access the page: 

1. On the Properties page, select a property. The property settings appear. 
2. Click the Tags tab. A list of all existing tags in the property appears.

From here, you can create, edit, merge, and delete tags. See our documentation for more information. 

JWP dashboard users can now edit media titles upon upload. 

New Feature

When selecting media items for upload, you can now edit their titles in the dashboard, streamlining your content management experience. 

For more information, learn how to upload videos. 

Use new metadata datasets to gain more insights about your playlists.

To provide a more streamlined experience, JWP's updated captions editor has replaced the legacy captions editor.

Deprecation

As of 13 January 2025, the legacy captions editor has been deprecated and is no longer supported. Please use the dashboard's updated editor.

For more information, learn how to add and manage closed captions. 

The JW Platform now automatically extracts all audio tracks from your originally uploaded VOD media or live streams converted to VOD.

New Feature

JWP auto-extracts additional audio tracks from VOD media or converted live streams with multiple audio tracks. You can delete these tracks or edit their metadata via the dashboard or Management API. You can also manually upload additional audio tracks to associate with the media item.